Counties in Mississippi by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Amite County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 82 counties in 2025, at 28.5%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 14.1%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 19.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.5Amite County
Median20.682 counties
Mississippi19.3History

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Amite CountyAmite County: 28.5 %28.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 27.8 %27.8Sharkey CountySharkey County: 26.2 %26.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 25.7 %25.7Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 25.6 %25.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24.9 %24.9Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 24.6 %24.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 24.5 %24.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 24.4 %24.4Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 24.2 %24.2Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 24.1 %24.1Benton CountyBenton County: 23.9 %23.9Walthall CountyWalthall County: 23.4 %23.4Winston CountyWinston County: 23.4 %23.4Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 23.3 %23.3Adams CountyAdams County: 23.2 %23.2Clarke CountyClarke County: 23.2 %23.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 22.9 %22.9Clay CountyClay County: 22.7 %22.7Smith CountySmith County: 22.5 %22.5Kemper CountyKemper County: 22.5 %22.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 22.5 %22.5Quitman CountyQuitman County: 22 %22Perry CountyPerry County: 22 %22Warren CountyWarren County: 22 %22Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21.8 %21.8Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 21.7 %21.7Attala CountyAttala County: 21.6 %21.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.5 %21.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.4 %21.4Grenada CountyGrenada County: 21.3 %21.3Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 21.2 %21.2Pike CountyPike County: 21.1 %21.1Marion CountyMarion County: 21 %21Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 21 %21Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 21 %21Washington CountyWashington County: 20.9 %20.9Copiah CountyCopiah County: 20.9 %20.9Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 20.7 %20.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.6 %20.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Amite County28.5+0.5 pts
2Carroll County27.8+1 pts
3Sharkey County26.2+1.3 pts
4Montgomery County25.7+0.6 pts
5Yalobusha County25.6+0.4 pts
6Franklin County24.9+0.4 pts
7Jefferson Davis County24.6+0.6 pts
8Hancock County24.5+0.7 pts
9Calhoun County24.4+0.6 pts
10Wilkinson County24.2+1.4 pts
11Choctaw County24.1+0.4 pts
12Benton County23.9+0.8 pts
13Walthall County23.4+0.6 pts
14Winston County23.4+0.4 pts
15Tishomingo County23.3+0.3 pts
16Adams County23.20 pts
17Clarke County23.2+0.6 pts
18Jasper County22.9+0.7 pts
19Clay County22.7+0.4 pts
20Smith County22.5+0.3 pts
21Kemper County22.5+0.3 pts
22Monroe County22.5+0.4 pts
23Quitman County22+0.6 pts
24Perry County22+0.4 pts
25Warren County22+0.6 pts
26Lawrence County21.8+0.7 pts
27Tallahatchie County21.7+0.3 pts
28Attala County21.6+0.2 pts
29Jefferson County21.5+0.6 pts
30Marshall County21.4+0.4 pts
31Grenada County21.3+0.3 pts
32Pearl River County21.2+0.4 pts
33Pike County21.1+0.6 pts
34Marion County21+0.4 pts
35Humphreys County21+0.6 pts
36Alcorn County21+0.3 pts
37Washington County20.9+0.6 pts
38Copiah County20.9+0.7 pts
39Chickasaw County20.7+0.3 pts
40Lincoln County20.6+0.5 pts
41Simpson County20.6+0.6 pts
42Noxubee County20.5+0.8 pts
43Covington County20.3+0.4 pts
44Webster County20.3-0 pts
45Claiborne County20.2+0.7 pts
46Wayne County20.1+0.5 pts
47Lauderdale County20.1+0.4 pts
48Tippah County20+0.3 pts
49Jones County19.9+0.3 pts
50Holmes County19.8+0.7 pts
51Panola County19.8+0.3 pts
52Yazoo County19.7+0.5 pts
53Bolivar County19.5+0.5 pts
54Lowndes County19.5+0.2 pts
55Jackson County19.4+0.6 pts
56Hinds County19.4+0.5 pts
57Itawamba County19.4+0.3 pts
58Newton County19.2+0.1 pts
59Harrison County19.1+0.5 pts
60Union County19+0.2 pts
61Madison County18.9+0.5 pts
62Stone County18.8+0.3 pts
63Tate County18.7+0.4 pts
64Prentiss County18.6+0.4 pts
65Coahoma County18.6+0.2 pts
66Lee County18.5+0.2 pts
67Sunflower County18.5+0.4 pts
68Leake County18.2+0.4 pts
69Neshoba County18.1+0.3 pts
70Greene County18+0.8 pts
71Rankin County17.9+0.4 pts
72Leflore County17.7+0.3 pts
73Pontotoc County17.3+0.2 pts
74George County16.8+0.1 pts
75Scott County16.6+0.3 pts
76Tunica County16.6+0.8 pts
77Lafayette County16.1+0.7 pts
78Forrest County16.1+0.3 pts
79Lamar County16+0.5 pts
80Issaquena County15.2+0.6 pts
81DeSoto County15.2+0.4 pts
82Oktibbeha County14.1+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Amite County, with 28.5% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Oktibbeha County, with 14.1% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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